шах
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Noun
шах • (šah) m
- (countable) shah
- (uncountable) chess
- (uncountable, chess) check
- (countable) chess set (pieces and board)
Declension
Kazakh
| Alternative scripts | |
|---|---|
| Arabic | شاح |
| Cyrillic | шах |
| Latin | şax |
| Yañalif | cax |
Alternative forms
- шаһ (şah)
Etymology
From Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh).
Noun
шах • (şax)
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
шах • (šah) m (relational adjective шаховски)
- (countable) shah
- (uncountable) chess
- (uncountable, chess) check
- (countable) chess set (pieces and board)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | шах (šah) | шахови (šahovi) |
| definite unspecified | шахот (šahot) | шаховите (šahovite) |
| definite proximal | шахов (šahov) | шаховиве (šahovive) |
| definite distal | шахон (šahon) | шаховине (šahovine) |
| vocative | шаху (šahu) | шахови (šahovi) |
| count form | — | шаха (šaha) |
Mongolian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɕax/
- Syllabification: шах (1 syllable)
Etymology 1
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠰᠢᠬᠠ (sik-a) | шах (šax) |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
шах • (šax)
- a player's own shagai in a game of knucklebones
Etymology 2
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠱᠠᠾ (šah) | шах (šax) |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɕax/
- Syllabification: шах (1 syllable)
Noun
шах • (šax)
Further reading
- “шах 1”, “шах 2”, in Монгол хэлний их тайлбар толь [Dictionary of the Mongolian Language] (in Mongolian), Institute of Linguistics of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2016–present
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه (šāh).
Noun
шах • (šax) m anim (genitive ша́ха, nominative plural ша́хи, genitive plural ша́хов)
Declension
Etymology 2
Noun
шах • (šax) m inan (genitive ша́ха, nominative plural ша́хи, genitive plural ша́хов)
Declension
Derived terms
- шахова́ть (šaxovátʹ)
Descendants
- → Armenian: շախ (šax)
See also
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Classical Persian شاه (šāh).
Pronunciation
Noun
ша̏х m (Latin spelling šȁh)
- (countable) shah
- (uncountable) chess
- (uncountable, chess) check
Declension
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه (šāh).
Pronunciation
Noun
шах • (šax) m inan (genitive ша́ху, nominative plural ша́хи, genitive plural ша́хів)
Declension
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “шах”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “шах”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “шах”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “шах”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)